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Chapter 1.2 & 1.3

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domain   A taxonomic level above the kingdom level.  
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kingdom   In classification, the broad taxonomic category above phylum.  
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ecology   The scientific study of organisms interacting with their environment.  
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ecosystem   A biological community and its physical environment.  
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evolution   Genetic change in populations or species over generations.  
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natural selection   Environmental control over species survival based on characteristics that they are born with.  
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adaptation   A characteristic that allows an individual to survive in its environment.  
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scientific method   A universal process used in discovery.  
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observation   viewing results, behavior, or appearance during the scientific method.  
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hypothesis   A tentative explanation or prediction.  
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prediction   hypothesis, guess  
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experiment   A protocol or plan of action  
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control group   The part of the experiment that is not changed or manipulated.  
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experimental group   the part of the experiment that is manipulated.  
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independent variable   that part of the experiment that is manipulated  
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dependent variable   the part of the experiment that a scientist wants to observe that may change because of the manipulated variable.  
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theory   well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations.  
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peer review   assessment of an experiment by an independent group of scientists  
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